[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Akebono - more

[Emmett Wayne]

Dale,  
When he married her, his wife was in the Air Force.  I would suspect she is a retiree, and he may have been treated at Yokohama AB.
Torideyama
Sorry if this has already been mentioned.  Microsoft killed my computer Tuesday night.


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On Thursday, April 11, 2024, 5:41 PM, Dale Carlson <drc at oz.net> wrote:

At 06:18 AM 4/11/2024, Emmett Wayne via Sumo 
wrote<https://www.yahoo.com/sports/pioneering-us-born-sumo-wrestling-073854198.html>
><https://www.yahoo.com/sports/pioneering-us-born-sumo-wrestling-073854198.html>Pioneeing 
>US-born former sumo wrestling champion Akebono died aged 54 
>Thursday, the Japan Sumo Association confirmed.

 From the obituary in the New York Times:
"He died of heart failure in early April while receiving care at a 
Tokyo hospital, according to a statement from his family that was 
distributed by the United States military in Japan on Thursday."

Not sure why the US military was involved in distributing the news, 
but it conflicts a bit with the JSA statement.

I'm saddened to see him go, but at least he's at peace following a 
long period of very poor health.

Dale 

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